History Recap / MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E21MonsterAGoGo

[[caption-width-right:350:"Hey, you got your circus on my ice!"]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"You got your ice on my circus!"]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Two bad things that go ''worse'' together!"]]

** Invoked by Crow and Servo when they try to have Joel explain the lyrics of Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." When Joel tells them Holmes just wrote a song about a popular 1970's fad (personal ads), the 'bots pipe up about "Timothy" being about [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]] ("When was THAT ever popular?!"). When Joel replies that the song's Timothy was a ''duck'', [[note]]Joel is lying to the bots; Holmes and the singers have confirmed that it is most definitely about [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty miners who eat one of their number while trapped in a cave-in]], and though it's never been speculated that Timothy was a duck, they did have to tell radio stations it was a ''mule'' in order for them to agree to play it... [[CaptainObivous but,]] [[EveryoneKnewAlready really, now...]][[/note]] they go into full investigative mode.

[[caption-width-right:350:"Hey, you got your circus on my ice!" "You got your ice on my circus!" "Two bad things that go ''worse'' together!"]]

--->'''Joel:''' Listen, uh, Crow, it's a well-known fact that Timothy... was a ''duck''.

** Invoked by Crow and Servo when they try to have Joel explain the lyrics of Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)." When Joel tells them Holmes just wrote a song about a popular 1970's fad (personal ads), the 'bots pipe up about "Timothy" being about [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]] ("When was THAT ever popular?!"). When Joel replies that the song's Timothy was a ''duck'', [[note]] Joel is lying to the bots; Holmes and the singers have confirmed that it is most definitely about [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty miners who eat one of their number while trapped in a cave-in]], and though it's never been speculated that Timothy was a duck, they did have to tell radio stations it was a mule in order for them to agree to play it. [[/note]] they go into full investigative mode.

* BlatantLies:
** At one point Joel denies having brought a soda into the theater, despite the fact that ''we heard him open the can and'' '''''saw him drink from it.''''' It's possible [[INeedAFreakingDrink he was drinking a can of beer.]] [[ExactWords So, then technically he wasn't lying about it not being pop.]] That, and he also says it's his "medicine", a common euphemism for alcohol, which would give new meaning to Servo whispering, "C'mon, ''share''!"
** [[invoked]] [[CommonKnowledge According to Joel]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(song) "Timothy"]] isn't about cannibalism:

--->'''Narrator:''' No doubt, this was the capsule[[note]]which looked roughly like a Mercury capsule, but only came up to waist-height[[/note]] Douglas rode in.\\

--->'''Narrator:''' No doubt, this was the capsule Douglas rode in.\\

* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: The film recalls some ''very'' specific traumas for Crow and Servo at the end, that, being robots, they couldn't have possibly experienced, so presumably they belong to ''Joel''. Of course, inflicting his own formative traumas on the 'Bots isn't exactly good parenting either...

* SuckinessIsPainful: Tom and Crow were so upset at the movie, that the metaphor for its badness had to be done in paragraphs. And they are in tears as they say it.

''Circus on Ice '' is a short about the 40th Annual Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club.

--->'''Joel:''' Hey, you got your circus on my ice!\\

!!This episode contains examples of:
* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: Douglas’s capsule clearly wasn’t designed with the fact a normal human was supposed to sit in it. Or, as Servo puts it...
--> Douglas was pear-shaped, very short and stood the whole way.
* AuthorAppeal: Kevin Murphy's favorite film, ''Film/LocalHero'', is offered if Joel and the Bots win the action figure contest.
* BlackComedy: Joel gets dark in the short: "There's nothing sadder than a gut-shot fawn." "Women are torn apart like fresh bread!"
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment[[invoked]]:
** This is one of the few episodes where ''none'' of the host segments have anything to do with the film. As the quote at the beginning of the page explains, the team chose to do this because having host segments related to the movie would be implying that the movie ''actually had a plot''.
** Servo and Crow's odd little tune, "Hum, duh de hee hee, hoo-ah, hoo-ah."
* BlatantLies:
** At one point Joel denies having brought a soda into the theater, despite the fact that ''we heard him open the can and'' '''''saw him drink from it.''''' It's possible [[INeedAFreakingDrink he was drinking a can of beer.]] [[ExactWords So, then technically he wasn't lying about it not being pop.]] That, and he also says it's his "medicine", a common euphemism for alcohol, which would give new meaning to Servo whispering, "C'mon, ''share''!"
** [[invoked]] [[CommonKnowledge According to Joel]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_(song) "Timothy"]] isn't about cannibalism:
--->'''Joel:''' Listen, uh, Crow, it's a well-known fact that Timothy... was a ''duck''.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: The bots show their line of non-violent action figures to the Mads, [[CulturedBadass Action Oxford]], Olympian Wilma Rudolph and a tapeworm.
* CallBack:
** Joel declares Servo "a happy king" while pretending to play a trumpet, a ShoutOut to ''Film/MrBNatural''.
** Johnny Longtorso takes his name from a riff Servo made back in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S01E04WomenOfThePrehistoricPlanet Women of the Prehistoric Planet]]''.
* CourtJester: Crow (reluctantly) as Sir Giggles von Laughsalot, in a hat with bells on it and the signature wand topped with a tiny version of his own head. [[MiniMook Which talks.]]
* DamnedByFaintPraise: Joel tries to cheer the bots by asking them to point out something positive about the movie. Crow states that you couldn't hear the dialogue, while Servo points out nobody involved in this mess ever went on to work on anything else.[[note]]Not counting [[Film/TheGiantSpiderInvasion Bill Rebane]] and Creator/HerschellGordonLewis...[[/note]]
* DesignatedHero: Invoked by Joel when the ''Circus On Ice'' short say the soldiers "bravely" shot a dragon to death.

** During the "Circus on Ice" short, every time the narration says something along the lines of "The music is inspiring", one of the 'bots follows it with a crack like "On Broadway! But not here."

** Joel and the 'Bots reference a famous ad for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups during the intro to "Circus on Ice".
--->'''Joel:''' Hey, you got your circus on my ice!\\
'''Crow:''' You got your ice in my circus!\\
'''Servo:''' Two bad things that go worse together!

** The infamous ending prompted one of the few instances in the entirety of the show of one of the bots flat out ''booing'' the film. It only comes second to the infamous DownerEnding of ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' Debbie becoming one of the Master's wives, where the entire crew booed.

** The short ''Circus On Ice'' gets this reaction as well, and the Mads know it: "Circus... ''(EvilLaugh)'' on Ice!"
--->'''Servo:''' Two bad things that go worse together!

* WithLyrics: Tom Servo gets in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPBJOh5FGQ a hysterical one]] during the scene with [[ItMakesSenseInContext the two figure skaters dressed as cotton candy]] in ''Circus on Ice'', singing along to the background music--
-->'''Narrator:''' And no circus is complete without pink candy floss! (''the skaters begin to dance in sync to jaunty music'')\\
'''Servo:''' These two girls, they make quite a pair\\
They, both come from your worst nightmare
-->They, will haunt your soul forever\\
And now, when you see pink,
-->You're gonna think; ''"we're doomed!"''\\
They, are agents of Satan...
-->'''Joel:''' (''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny cracking up]]'') Stop it, Tom.

* This Invention Exchange not only revolves around action figures, it's also a contest, with the winners gets to watch the movie of their choice. If the SOL crew wins, they get to watch ''Film/LocalHero''; if they don't, they have to suffer ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''. The Mads present Johnny Longtorso, an action figure whose individual parts are sold separately to maximize revenue. The 'Bots show off their line of non-violent action figures: Servo's Action Oxford (Edward de Vere), Crow's tapeworm w/ host, and Gypsy's Wilma Rudolph. Since Frank is the "impartial" judge, he and Forrester win and the SOL gang have to watch ''Monster A-Go Go''.

* The 'Bots have turned the bridge into a cheese factory, and they give Joel a grand tour. It turns out that his sneakers are essential ingriedients in the process.

* The Bots open a cheese making operation on the bridge.

* For this invention exchange, the winner gets to watch the movie of their choice. If the Bots win, ''Film/LocalHero''; if they don't, ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''. The Mads present Johnny Longtorso, an action figure with all parts sold separately. The Bots show off their line of non-violent action figures: Action Oxford (Edward de Vere), a tapeworm and athlete Wilma Rudolph. Since Frank is the impartial judge, he and Forrester win and the Bots have to watch ''Monster A-Go Go''

* Gypsy tells Crow she doesn't "get" him, but Crow can't figure out what she means by that. Gypsy can't quite explain it either, even after several attempts at clarification where Crow lists some of his more bizarre tendencies and qualities. Eventually Crow gets annoyed, and leaves. Servo enters a few seconds later. Gypsy tells Servo she doesn't get him; he responds with "Nobody does; I'm the ''wind'', baby!"

* Joel and Servo play keep-away with Crow. He soon catches the ball, but Joel and Servo continue playing with another ball. Crow keeps the ball for a little while in the theater.

* Crow and Servo ask Joel about the "Piña Colada Song" and the ensuing problems.

* After the conclusion of the film, Joel tries to cheer up Servo and Crow by dubbing them a happy king and his jester, Sir Giggles von Laughsalot. They break down, but soon feel better after thinking of a good thing about the movie.

* GeniusBonus: Invoked: Crow is built on UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} and can support a variety of operating systems, which was a ''very'' nerdy joke for prime time in its day.

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